NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 74, 24 September 1914, Page 4

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By Sir Lancelot.) The full brother to Cold Sac, the Avondale Stakes winner, a year older, died. The relation to Mullingar was not among the batch of Marble Arch's progeny that went into the sale ring last January. Five of them realised a- total of 300gniv, asi follows : — Bay colt from Lady Rose, E. P>. Cookson, Christeburdi, 70gns; brown colt from Soult Girlj C. Lynch, 60gns ; bay filly from Moni, J. Kemp, 70gns ; brown colt from Catstlo Blancy, C. Dawson, 45gns ; bay colt from Merry Nif, J. Chaafe, jun., 55gns. The latter is identical with. Cold Sac, the Avondale Stakes winner. Although ho is trained by Chaafo at Ellerslie, he runs in. the colours of Mr. J. H. Walters. Three other yearlings by Marble Arch, which were disposed of at the same time on account, of Mr. W. Dunn, as follows : — Bay colt Marella from Seafconeila, H. Friedlander, Ashburton, 50gns; bay colt Marble Rose from Brown Rose, T. J. Craig, 80gns; bay colt Maricia from Alicia, T. F. Qu'inlivan, 180gns. Mr. Mm. Walters, sen., owns Lady Musket, Lady Rose, and Soult Girl. The Lady Musket filly is named March, and the Lady Rose colt Sculptor. Soult Girl also has a brown colt by the. Isinglass horse. The three youngsters named are all two-year-olds. First Principal put up a good perforance at Sydney Tattersall's Meeting on the 13th inst. In the Welter Handicap, one mile, he carried 10.3' and was beaten a length by Giru (8.0) in lmin 39£ sec. In the Epsom Handicap First Principal has B.lo— a stone and a-half I less. He won the Doncaster Handicap carrying 8.1, and is well in the Epsom with 91b more on. his back. The progeny of Seaton Dela.val have lasted a long time. The son of Melton and Rosedale was bred in England in 1889 and imported to the Dominion in 1894. -He did stud duty at Sylvia Park for many years, and several of hi 3 progeny carried the colours of Messrs. Nathan to the fore in important events when the late George Wright acted as trainer and Joe Gallagher as jockey for the stable. When the stud was dispersed Seaton Delaval became the property of Mr. W. H. Patterson and did stud duty at Motiti Island. At the last Christmas sales, held at Auckland, thirteen yearlings_ by Seaton Delaval went into the ring and realised 325 guineas, an average of 25 gnineas. Among tho number was a bay colt from Analogy (The Officer — Anadyomene), who •was knocked down to Mr. J. Paterson at 46 guineas. To the colt was given the name of Worley the Knut. He made his first appearance at Avondale, where he 'ran third in the States on the i opening day' and won the Nursery Handicap on the second day. In' their best days Seaton Delaval yearlings sold well, because they raced early and soon returned the purchase money. Dining the seasons 1898 to 1903. inclusive, six of his progeny (Miss Delaval, Val Rose, Nonette, Idas. Kamo, and Beau Seaton) were successful in the Auckland Welcome Stakes. His sons Nonette (Queensland), and Lord Delaval (New South Wales) are siring winners in Australia, also Gladstone, Silkworm, Delarey, and other sons in the Dominion.' Melton has been represented in Australia by Duke of Melton, Riding Master, and William Rufus. the sire of Mr. George Curries King Rufus. Poetical (by Meltoß) has been winning races in the West this season. The progeny of the son of Master Kildare have been racing a long time. Melton was foaled in 1882. Master Delaval (by Seaton Delaval) won the Auckland Cup, but so far none of that horse's progeny have been successful in the New Zealand Cup. Sea Pink, who ran second last year, will try and add to Seaton DelavaTs .record in November. Mr. E. J. Craven, who used to race Lady Medallist in Australia, has a team in training at Brisbane. At the QiiPensland Turf Club's meeting this month he won the Novice Handicap, of 150 soys, six furlongs, with Home Signal (Ladurlad—Locomotive), a full sister to Signallamp, winner of the Queensland Derby and Brisbane Cup last season as a three-year-old.

The placed lioi'bes in Uie Avoudale Guineas competed in the Stakes last September, when Castalia won and MulJiugai' and Bedford weie unplaced. After seeing Mullingar lace at EUerslie in the spring, where he was bvice placed' third, an Auckland friend wrote me that ho would improve, and he won on his licit appearance at Takapuna. lie ako scored at Ellerslie in the summer and autumn. In the Victoria Handicap, h'vo furlongs, he carried 9.0, and conceded weight and a beating to both Bunyau and Castalia. Ho did well to finish in a place in the Cup, considering the fast time put up. At the sale of the fir.jjt batch of Marble Arch yearlings ho was sold to Mr. E. Kavanqgh for 60 guineas. He has raced as tho property of Mr. Jus. Hand. Mullingar is a stoutly-bred colt, by Marble- Arch (-who also sir^d the runnel' up) from .RomoJa (dam of Master Theory and Tragedy King), hf Wallace — Lissadurn, a St. Albaus-bred marc by Bill of Portland — Cooya, by Nordcnfeldt — Kadiauce, by Fireworks — Sunshine. . This is a well-known Australian family, to which some good Kew Zealand performers belong. Among the number are I'alliser (brother to Cooya), who won some good races for the late Mr. G. G. SteaU; Cruiser- and Quadrant (Robinson Crusoe — Radiance )•; Radiant (a full sister to tho last-named pair), who produced Handsome Jack ; Sextant (Robinson Crusoe — Sunshine),, who Avon the Great Northern* Derby, Hawkes Bay and Great Northern St. Lcgers in the colours of -.the late Mi*. Stead. Sunrise, who sired hundreds of winners in the Riverina district, N.S.W , was another member of the Sunshine family. Messrs. L. D. and N. A. Nathan impoiied Lissa-durn, who, besides Romola (a first foal), produced Luresome and Loftus (both by Seaton Delaval). The latter raced in the colours of Mr. T. H. Lowry, who purchased her at the Sylvia Park clearing sale. She had other produce by Seaton Delaval, Soult, and Birkenhead. Then came Bellah. and 1 Ea.thlea ' (both by Royal Fusilier). The latter was a good performer in Australia last season. He won the Final Handicap at Flemington in the autumn and ran a mil© in lmm 38-^sec, and at Randwick ran second to Bon Reve in the Coogee Handicap. The New Zealand-bred Lord Bumside (Vaseo — lima) is gradually making his way to the top of the handicap class in Queensland. At the Turf Club's meeting at Brisbane this month ho won the September Handicap, of 300 soys, one mils and a-quarter, carrying 9.4, in 2min Qsec. At the Queensland Turf Club's meeting, on the 13th inst., the New Zealandbred Waianiwa (Charlemagne II — Lady Lyonors) won the Trial Handicap, of 150 soys, six furlongs. After getting left ho beat a field of twenty-two. The Brisbane paper returns Waianiwa as a four-year-old, but, according to the New Zealand Stud Book, he was foaled in 1909. Tho following season La-dy Lyonors (Multiform — BeJlicent) kid twins (which died) by Charlemagne 11. Waianiwa is owned by the Hon. A. H. Whittingham, who also won another race with Duninald (Prudent King — Bronzewingj. H. Lowe, brother to E. Xowe, lias been granted a jockey's license by the Queensland Tnrf Club. Lowe did some riding for Mi. Bidwill's stable last season, and won on Eenutatiou and Lord Possible at Wairarapa \at New Year time. 'Tis no use talking— Rataplan did interfere with Cedric "in the straight." I saw it with the splendid glasses I got | from O'Connor and Tydeman, Jewellers, Palmerston North. — Advt. j BERAGOON SCRATCHED (By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright.) " , SYDNEY, 23rd September. Mr. J. K 'O'Brien's Beragoou has been scratched for all engagements. , Beragoon, who was reported yesterday to have gone amiss, is a. whole bay iour-year-old horse. He is by Multiform by Hotchkiss (son of Musketj from Formo, by Sterlingworth from Pujcha. by Rosicrucian from Formosa, by Buccaneer from Eller. He has had a, good career on the turf. As an early two-year-old, oven before he carried silk, it was predicted that he would be tho cock o' tho walk -amongst the then babies, and the prophecy was fulfilled to the lettei. The son of Wigelmar opened Ins account by winning the A. J.C. Breedeis' Plate in easy style. A couple of days afterwards, with a penalty of 141b, he appropriated the Gimcrack Stokes from fifteen opponents. Even had the coll retired straight away these exploits would have remained iii the minds of the public for years. But he was not permitted to remain in idleness, as he journeyed to Victoria,, where, with a penalty, he appropriated the " Two-year-old Derby," the Maribyrnong Plate. Returning home, he went into retirement. • On reappearing he met with defeat by Radnor in the A. J.C. Sires'

Pioduce Stakes. Th? beating, how over, did not weigh heavily with the public, ar. they made him favourite for tho Champagne- Stakes : but their confidence was ill-veposed, as ho only ran seventh, the places going to Atbenfc. Eubulns, and Radnor. That saw the- last of him as a two-year-old, his record at that ag>; being thive wins, a becond, a Kurd, and a noAvheie* As a thren -year- old Beragoon did splendidly. He led"otf with a second in the Chchnsford Stakes, won the A. J.C. Derby, fourth in the Craven Plato, won the V.Pi.C. Derby, nowhere in the Melbourne Cup, third in the C. B. Fisher Stakes, lie was then treated to a spell, which extended from November to March. Being a good "doer." he became very robust, and it was with difficulty that the tab *■ could be gob olf lain. His first outing after his spell was in the Raws.on Stakes, but hte was in no condition to do hiinsclf justice, and i\a3 b-:i-ten out of a place. Nor was he in any sort of nick when he chased ■ Radnor home in the A- J.C. St Leger. ;md finished nowhere in the- All-aged Stakes. Since the latter event Beia^oou has been a- regular attendant on tho track. It had already been decided that after the conclusion of the A.J C. Spring; Meeting Beragoon would go straight, away to Mr. J. E. O'Biien's stud farm on tho Hunter, to be used as a sire.